In today's fast-paced business world, efficient is resource planning and precise forecasting is crucial for a company's success. With the new update, ZEP brings a number of improvements and new features that address exactly these areas. From extended project approval to improved administration and planning functions — ZEP is designed to optimize your work processes and increase your efficiency.
In this blog article, we present the most important new features and show you how you can make optimal use of them for your company.
ZEP update: What's new?
ZEP, the solution you use, comes with numerous new features that make your work processes even more efficient.
Project approval of times
The new project approval function enables even more precise control and approval of project times by project managers, administrators or department heads. This additional verification mechanism ensures that only approved times are included in the invoicing incorporate, which improves accuracy and transparency.
New features for project approval
In addition to time-related approval, ZEP now also enables project-specific approval of project times by project managers, administrators or department heads. This function can be activated under Administration>Settings>Project time & documents.
Benefits of Project Approval
With the Invoicing module, project approval serves as an additional verification mechanism before times are billed. Project managers can approve project times, and when an invoice item is planned, ZEP checks whether all included times have been approved.
Advanced management and additional features
ZEP brings improvements in the management of projects, employees and customers as well as new language options and flexible absenteeism settings. These extensions make everyday use easier and improve the user experience.
Quick index extension
Under Projects>Administration, Employees>Administration, and Customers>Administration, the quick index has been extended by “0-9” next to the letters. This makes it easier to manage and search for specific projects, employees, or customers.
New language options & absenteeism settings
The additional customer fields and project additional fields can now also be entered in Spanish. In addition, reasons for errors can now also be created as half a day, which allows flexible planning and documentation of absenteeism enables.
New features for forecasting
The version also offers advanced features for resource planning and forecasting. These innovations enable more precise planning and management of resources and revenue.
Resource planning module: forecasting based on planning
The new revenue forecasting function based on planning offers a precise and reliable method for predicting future sales. This extension makes it possible to create realistic and well-founded forecasts based on current planning.
Sales forecasting made easy
Under Employee>Scheduling: Edit Scheduling and under Project>Scheduling: Edit Scheduling, ZEP calculates the expected turnover in the set time frame based on the scheduling and the respective stored price table. This enables precise sales forecasting and better resource planning.
Ratial distribution of working hours
This function enables uniform and flexible allocation of working hours or resources over a defined period of time. Ideal for projects that require an even distribution of tasks or hours.
New accounting interface
With the new DATEV online interface, accounting export is even easier and more efficient. This direct connection to DATEV Online makes it easier to export accounting data and improves cooperation with your tax advisor.
DATEV online interface
In addition to the previous DATEV XML interface ZEP now also offers the option to establish a direct connection to DATEV Online. This makes it easier to export accounting data and work with your tax advisor.
conclusion
The update brings a variety of new features that optimize your work processes and make them more efficient. In particular, the expanded options in the area of forecasting and resource planning offer significant added value.
